M. P. Hartshorn, H. T. Ing, K. Richards
1982
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Australian Journal of Chemistry
Abstract
The nitrations of the 2-methylphenols (1a) and (1b) give initially 4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dienones (6), which undergo further reaction to yield 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones (4). Reactions of these and other related compounds are reported which point towards a mechanism of formation of substituted 2,5-dinitrocyclohex-3-enones from 2-methylphenols.